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Videos: Scenes and Speech Excerpts from Jimmy Carter’s visit
Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, gave a lecture, “Reflections on Human Rights and Democracy,” at Lafayette College April 22. It was the inaugural Robert ’69 and Margaret Pastor Lecture in International Affairs. Carter gave his opinions on issues such as peace and civic engagement, and talked about his work on behalf of human rights, democracy, [...]
Tony Blair Delivers 2013 Lives of Liberty Lecture
Tony Blair, former prime minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, delivered the Lives of Liberty Lecture at Lafayette College April 8. His opening remarks included praise for former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who died earlier that day. Remarks by Tony Blair about late Margaret Thatcher receive international attention View images of Blair’s visit to [...]
President Jimmy Carter to Speak at Lafayette April 22
Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, will deliver an address at Lafayette College 4 p.m. Monday, April 22. The address, “Reflections on Human Rights and Democracy,” will held outdoors on the Quad. The event is free and open to the public. Bags and packages will not be permitted. The lecture will be streamed [...]
Tony Blair to Speak at Lafayette April 8
Tony Blair, former prime minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, will deliver a major address at Lafayette 4 p.m. Monday, April 8. His speech, “Learning and Leading in a Changing World,” will be the College’s Lives of Liberty Lecture for 2012-13. The event is free but tickets will be required. All tickets are non-transferable, [...]
Vice President Joe Biden Discusses American Innovation
By Geoff Gehman ’80 U.S. Vice President Joe Biden gave a rousing speech Wednesday at Kirby Sports Center about the grand possibilities of future progress through American ingenuity. View photo galleries chronicling Biden’s visit Watch Biden’s address View list of Lafayette alumni who have served Presidents or Vice Presidents past and present Speaking before a [...]
Mikhail Gorbachev Says Uprisings Signal an Emerging New World Order
“We are reaping the consequences of a strategy that is not conducive to cooperation and partnership, to living in a new global situation,” said Mikhail Gorbachev, former President of the Soviet Union, to a crowd of 3,600 on Oct. 19 in the Allan P. Kirby Field House and many others via a live streaming broadcast [...]
Nicholas Katzenbach’s Speech at Kirby Hall of Civil Rights Rededication
Former U.S. attorney general Nicholas Katzenbach spoke at the recent rededication of Kirby Hall of Civil Rights. His father, former attorney general of New Jersey Edward L. Katzenbach, spoke at the original dedication in 1930. Below is the text of his speech: When President Weiss first told me of the Kirby Hall of Civil Rights [...]
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